How to Handle Special Collections and Archival Materials

Support, We All Need It

In particular, our materials require support to be safely handled while incurring minimal damage to an item. 

All collection items degrade a small amount with every handling so we encourage you to make use of any and all support materials we offer to help keep this degradation to a minimum.

This includes: There are a variety of weights that should be used to restrain pages while viewing and other tools that may assist you in safer handling of a material. Do not hesitate to ask a reading room staff member about how to handle an item if any questions crop up during your visit.








If possible, try to lay down weights so that they do not touch any media on the page. 

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